Ana María Huarte

Ana María Josefa Ramona Juana Nepomucena Marcelina Huarte y Muñiz (17 January 1786  21 March 1861) was the first Empress of Mexico. Noted for her beauty, grace and education, she married Agustín de Iturbide who ruled briefly as Emperor in 1822-23, before being exiled by the short-lived provisional government. Tempted back to Mexico to regain power, he was arrested and executed. The Empress lived out her widowhood mostly in the United States.

Ana María Huarte
Empress consort of Mexico
Tenure19 May 1822 – 19 March 1823
Coronation21 July 1822
Born(1786-01-17)17 January 1786
Valladolid, Michoacán, New Spain
Died21 March 1861(1861-03-21) (aged 75)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Burial
Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SpouseAgustín I
IssueAgustín Jerónimo, Prince Imperial of Mexico
Princess Sabina
Princess Juana de Dios
Princess Josefa
Prince Ángel
Princess María de Jesús
Princess María de los Dolores
Prince Salvador María
Prince Felipe
Prince Agustín Cosme
Names
Spanish: Ana María Josefa Ramona Juana Nepomucena Marcelina Huarte y Muñiz
HouseTagle
FatherIsidro Huarte y Arrivillaga
MotherAna Manuela Muñiz y Sánchez de Tagle
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